Links for primary school pupils

Find out all about the water cycle, and the roles that evaporation, condensation and precipitation play in it. Then create your very own water cycle in the kitchen! All in this crash course kids video.

Dinosaurs died out millions of years ago and yet we are still drinking their wee to this very day! How come? And what does it taste like? Check out this crash course kids video about how the water cycle and the world of the dinosaurs collide …

It’s raining in the zoo and all is not what it seems in the flamingo pool. Meet Frankie the flamingo and her assorted sidekicks as they unravel the mystery of the sinking flamingo. This picture book for 5-8 year olds explains in a fun and informative way what happens to rainwater and wastewater once it enters the sewers and how water is supplied to buildings.

You can watch a video of the story, download a series of worksheets, buy the book, book an author visit for your school and catch up on all the latest news from the Flamingo Investigation Department here.

Lydia’s favourite game to ‘test your watersense’ on …with Flo the water droplet, the hero of the hour, being followed around by the baddies and water-wasterers ‘Sogosaurus’, ‘Drip drip’, ‘Swirly’ and ‘Drainiac’! Play the game (Also American)

This is Cath’s favourite game. Its designed for Key Stage 1 kids so she can actually do it! And its all about fixing leaks in pipes and unblocking sewers, both of which she did a lot of when she was a plumber! (Game only available as an App): And currently unavailable. Booooo. Bring back Pipedash!

Learn about the water cycle with Bridger the short sighted beagle (I’m guessing here…) Its an interactive journey through the water cycle. American game but the water cycle is the same all over the world. Play